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#2bace8 color: Huelveño Horizon

#2bace8 is rgb(43, 172, 232) in RGB and oklch(70.407% 0.13717 234.717) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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199°
100%

70.4%
0.137
235°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-500
  • Black 9%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.57:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.17:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #2bace8

#2bace8 is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 70.4% lightness, 0.137 chroma and a hue of 235°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.57:1 contrast and black text 8.17:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Huelveño Horizon (#17a9e5). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-500.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #2bace8 mixed with white

  1. 2bace8
  2. 4cb5eb
  3. 65bdee
  4. 7bc6f0
  5. 8fcef3
  6. a3d6f5
  7. b6dff7
  8. c8e7fa
  9. dbeffc
  10. edf7fd

Darker: #2bace8 mixed with black

  1. 2bace8
  2. 2495ca
  3. 1d7fac
  4. 166990
  5. 105474
  6. 0a4059
  7. 052d40
  8. 021b29
  9. 010b13
  10. 000103

Calmer: #2bace8 with less saturation

  1. 2bace8
  2. 41abe1
  3. 51aada
  4. 5fa9d3
  5. 6aa8cc
  6. 75a7c4
  7. 7ea6bd
  8. 87a4b6
  9. 90a3af
  10. 98a1a7

Questions about #2bace8

What color is #2bace8?

#2bace8 is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Huelveño Horizon. In RGB it is rgb(43, 172, 232), in HSL hsl(199.05, 80.43%, 53.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.407% 0.13717 234.717).

What colors go well with #2bace8?

The complementary color of #2bace8 is #e08643. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00b7c8 and #759df5. The triadic partners are #e179a4 and #9ea936.

Is white or black text more readable on #2bace8?

Black text reads better on #2bace8: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and black gives 8.17:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2bace8 a warm or cool color?

#2bace8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 235 degrees, its lightness 70.4% and its chroma 0.137.